Astydameia

In Greek mythology, Astydameia (Αστυδάμεια) or Astydamea, Astydamia, is a name attributed to five individuals.

Contents

Queen of Iolcus1

Consort of Heracles2

Daughter of Pelops3

Daughter of Strophius4

Daughter of Phorbas5

References6

Queen of Iolcus

Astydameia, daughter of Cretheus (also known as Hippolyte),[1][2][3] was the Queen of Iolcus and wife of Acastus. Her husband purified Peleus of the murder of King Eurytion of Phthia. Astydameia fell in love with Peleus but he scorned her. Bitter, she sent a messenger to Antigone, Peleus' wife, to tell her that Peleus was to marry Acastus' daughter, Sterope; Antigone hanged herself. Astydameia then told Acastus that Peleus had tried to rape her. Acastus believed the false accusations and tried to take revenge in Peleus by taking him on a hunting trip and leaving him unprotected as a group of Centaurs attacked. Peleus escaped death with the help of Chiron and Hermes; he pillaged Iolcus and dismembered Astydameia, then marched his army between the rended limbs.[4]

Consort of Heracles

Astydameia was the mother of Ctesippus by Heracles. In one source, she is the daughter of Amyntor and Cleobule.[5] Another account makes her the daughter of Ormenius, king of Pelasgiotis. Heracles, the same source relates, wooed her, but Ormenius would not marry her to him since Heracles was already married to Deianira. Heracles then led a war against Ormenius, killed him and took Astydameia by force.[6]

Astydameia (or Astygeneia) is also an alternate name for Astyoche, daughter of Phylas, who bore Heracles a son Tlepolemus.[7]

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